White River Flowage Lake

White River Flowage Lake comes in at a B on the grading rubric — a respectable showing for a Wisconsin lake of its size and depth. Clarity is the limiting factor — phosphorus is reasonable but suspended particles or algal cells keep water transparency below Wisconsin norms.

Mesotrophic conditions dominate at White River Flowage Lake: enough nutrients for a healthy fishery, not so much that algal blooms become a chronic problem. A maximum depth of 20 ft puts White River Flowage Lake in the middle of Wisconsin's depth distribution. At 125 acres, White River Flowage Lake fits the Wisconsin median for monitored lakes, with partial shoreline records. White River Flowage Lake sits at rank 23 of 32 in Waushara County, in the lower half of the local distribution.

Eurasian watermilfoil has been documented at White River Flowage Lake, requiring shoreline management to keep dense mats from crowding native vegetation. The fishery is bass-led, with 3 documented species across the lake's records. A documented public access point at White River Flowage Lake makes the lake usable for shore fishing, paddle craft, and trailered boats. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.